Bala Chandar

PACS Implementation Engineer with 6+ years in Healthcare IT and 6+ successful multi-site hospital go-lives, specializing in DICOM/HL7/FHIR integration, RIS-PACS-HIS interoperability, and clinical imaging workflow optimization. Proficient in DICOM DIMSE (C-FIND, C-MOVE, C-STORE), DICOMweb, Orthanc & VNA Administration, PACS Migration, Mirth Connect, and Radiology Workflow Optimization. Committed to delivering reliable, compliant imaging environments across multi-site hospital setups with measurable improvements in uptime, workflow efficiency, and clinical user satisfaction.

PACS Implementation Engineer - Radiogram Pvt Ltd - Hyderabad

(2025-07)

• Executed end-to-end PACS deployments across 3+ hospital sites — installation, configuration, testing, and go-live support — reducing deployment cycle time by 15%.
• Integrated PACS with HIS/RIS using HL7 (ADT, ORM, ORU) and FHIR; configured AE Titles, MWL, and DICOM routing for CT, MRI, CR, DR, Ultrasound, and Mammography modalities.
• Administered Orthanc DICOM Server and VNA; executed PACS Migration including data validation, transfer, and archival integrity checks across all sites.
• Configured Mirth Connect for HL7 message routing and API integration between PACS, HIS, and RIS — reducing manual intervention and improving cross-system data exchange reliability.
• Deployed cloud-hosted PACS with DICOMweb and teleradiology support; provided remote radiologist access across multi-site setups.
• Designed and executed UAT and integration test cases for PACS workflows; ensured 100% requirement coverage and sign-off before every go-live.
• Validated HL7 and DICOM interface flows between PACS, HIS, and RIS; identified and resolved integration defects prior to production deployment.
• Prepared SOPs, runbooks, and user manuals; conducted training sessions that reduced post-go-live support tickets by 20%.

Design Verification Engineer - GAAFET Semiconductor Pvt Ltd

(2024-06 - 2025-06)

• Developed SystemVerilog/UVM testbenches; performed regression testing and root cause analysis to ensure design stability and close functional coverage gaps.

Design Verification Engineer - Agasthya App Labs Pvt Ltd

(2023-08 - 2024-05)

• Executed testbench development, functional coverage analysis, and SoC IP validation for semiconductor verification projects.

PACS & Systems Administrator - INHS Kalyani Hospital - Visakhapatnam

(2018-10 - 2023-07)

• Sole PACS administrator for a 100+ bed naval hospital over 5 years — managed system availability and imaging support for 25–50 daily users across Radiology, ICU, and OPD.
• Onboarded CT, MRI, X-ray, and Ultrasound modalities; configured AE Titles and MWL to eliminate manual patient data entry at scanner consoles.
• Integrated PACS with RIS and HIS using HL7 (ADT, ORM, ORU); validated MWL workflows ensuring accurate patient demographic flow with zero data mismatch.
• Delivered L2 support with GE Healthcare; resolved critical imaging incidents achieving 10% improvement in system uptime with no disruption to clinical operations.
• Executed PACS version upgrades and hardware replacements with no data loss; maintained continuity through backup, rollback planning, and post-upgrade validation.
• Trained 25–50 clinical staff on PACS workflows and DICOM image retrieval — reducing user-error incidents by ~25%.
• Served as sole IT liaison with GE Healthcare for escalations, patch deployments, and regulatory compliance.
• Administered Windows Server, Hyper-V, Active Directory, and network infrastructure; produced weekly system health reports for hospital management.

Junior Lecturer – Computer Science - Sri Prakash Educational Society

(2017-10 - 2018-06)

• Delivered Computer Science lectures; prepared lesson plans, conducted assessments, and mentored students.

Software Engineer Trainee - Klick Zone Computer Services Pvt Ltd

(2015-01 - 2017-09)

• Managed IT infrastructure across client environments; provided desktop support, system configuration, and network troubleshooting.

B.Tech - Computer Science & Engineering - JNTU Kakinada (2013)

Intermediate (MPC) - Maths, Physics, Chemistry - Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (CBSE) (2009)